Rebecca De Mornay
Rebecca Jane Pearch, born on August 29, 1959 in Santa Rosa , California , is an American actress and film producer .
life and career
Rebecca De Mornay was born to TV talk master Wally George and his wife Julie. After her parents divorced, she was adopted by her new stepfather Richard De Mornay. Richard De Mornay died when Rebecca was five years old. The mother traveled in a minibus with Rebecca and her younger brother through the world: Mexico , Jamaica , Europe . They lived in Austria for six years, where they graduated from St. Johann in Tirol in 1978 . De Mornay had only gone to school sporadically before; she had attended the famous Summerhill boarding school in England for two years . At 21, she began her acting training in California, during which she also attended the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City . She also worked in the studio and got her first mini-role in One with a Heart from Francis Ford Coppola . She had her international breakthrough in 1992 with her leading role as a psychopathic nanny in Die Hand an der Cradle . De Mornay speaks English , French and German .
After relationships with Tom Cruise and Leonard Cohen , among others , she married the writer Bruce Wagner in 1989. The marriage was divorced the following year. Her second marriage to sports reporter Patrick O'Neal (the son of Ryan O'Neal ) lasted from 1995 to 2002. This marriage resulted in two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: One from the Heart (One from the Heart)
- 1983: Loose business (Risky Business)
- 1983: The Last Testament (Testament)
- 1985: A Trip to Bountiful - Reise ins Glück (The Trip to Bountiful)
- 1985: Express to Hell (Runaway Train)
- 1986: Mord in der Rue Morgue ( The Murders in the Rue Morgue , TV movie)
- 1987: Cannon Movie Tales: The Beauty and the Beast
- 1988: FBI Academy (Feds)
- 1988: Adams kesse Rippe (And God Created Woman)
- 1989: Big Business (Dealers)
- 1990: Condition Red (By Dawn's Early Light)
- 1991: Backdraft - Men Who Go Through Fire (Backdraft)
- 1992: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle)
- 1993: The Three Musketeers (The Three Musketeers)
- 1993: Beyond Innocence (Guilty as Sin)
- 1993: Blind Side - Road to Death
- 1995: Never Talk To Strangers (Never Talk to Strangers)
- 1995: Outer Limits ( The Outer Limits , TV series, 1 episode)
- 1996: The Winner - Hot Nights in Las Vegas (The Winner)
- 1997: The Shining (miniseries)
- 1998: Thick as Thieves
- 1999: Seductive Trap (A Table for One)
- 1999: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2000: The Right Temptation - Murderous temptation (The Right Temptation)
- 2001: Girls in the City - Reine Frauensache ( A Girl Thing , TV movie)
- 2003: Identity (Identity)
- 2004: Raise Your Voice - Live Your Dream (Raise Your Voice)
- 2005: Wedding Crashers (The Wedding Crashers)
- 2005: Dogtown Boys (Lords of Dogtown)
- 2006: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 7x15 Manipulated )
- 2007: John from Cincinnati
- 2007: American Venus
- 2010: Mother's Day - Mother is back (Mother's Day)
- 2010: In Love and Flipped
- 2012: American Pie: The Class Reunion (American Reunion)
- 2012: Apartment 1303
- 2015-2018: Marvel's Jessica Jones (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2016: Rage - Days of Retribution ( I Am Wrath )
Awards
- 1988: Nomination for Worst Actress for role in Adam's Perky Rib
- 1992 : MTV Movie Award in the Best Villain category and nomination in the Best Actress category for the role in Die Hand an der Wiege
- 1992: Nomination in the category Best Actress for the role in Die Hand an der Wiege
Others
De Mornay played in the music video for the song Head Over Heels by Tears for Fears a librarian from 1986 and 1986 she appeared in the music video for the song Sara Mickey Thomas band Starship on.
Web links
- Rebecca De Mornay in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Rebecca De Mornay in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | De Mornay, Rebecca |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pearch, Rebecca Jane (maiden name); George, Rebecca |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actress and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 29, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Rosa , California , United States |